Welcome to The 50+ Nomad! Pull up a chair (or a sunlounger, I'm not fussy). đď¸
I'm Jo. I'm 53, British, and I've spent the last 16 years living out of a suitcase (ish), building businesses from wherever the Wi-Fi doesn't completely betray me, and proving that life after 50 doesn't come with a dimmer switch. đĽł
If you're here, it's because you're likely in your 50s and beyond and have zero intention of shrinking into old age or waiting for âsomedayâ to show up. You want more adventure, more purpose, and more freedom.
You want to travel, build portable income, fund your freedom on your own terms, and live the kind of life that doesnât leave room for regrets. If that sounds like you, youâre in exactly the right place! đ
Here's What I Share Each Week:
Funding Freedom. The practical stuff. How to build portable income online, and stop trading all your time for someone elseâs deadline. Iâve built multiple six and seven-figure businesses on the road, including an Amazon brand I sold in 2020, so this isnât theory. Itâs what Iâve done, what worked, what flopped, and what Iâd do differently.
Life on the Road. What full-time travel really looks like after 50. Not the Instagram version with matching luggage and golden hour lighting, but the real version, with dodgy Wi-Fi, unexpected kindness from strangers, and the occasional Tuesday in a Moroccan market that changes how you see everything.
Aging Disgracefully. For anyone whoâs been told to âact their ageâ and thought, nah. This is about staying curious, backing yourself, and refusing to shrink just because the world thinks you should be winding down.
Hereâs How It Works:
If youâre a free subscriber, youâre very welcome. Youâll get regular articles across all three pillars, my Substack Notes, travel stories, and a front-row seat to whatever Iâm building, breaking, or accidentally setting on fire.
If you become a paid subscriber, thatâs where it gets good. Youâll unlock the Funding Freedom articles, where I get into the detail of building fun and purpose driven income streams from your laptop, and whatâs really working right now.
Youâll also get full access to The Backpack, my growing library of guides, templates, books, courses, and resources. Every month, I add a new resource to The Backpack, so it's always growing and there's always something fresh to dig into. And once a month, we get on a call together for goal-setting, accountability, and the honest conversations that are hard to find when youâre figuring this out on your own.
If you want the Full Monty (and yes, itâs called that), you get everything above, plus one annual 1:1 coaching call with me. Think of it as a detailed business and life audit. Weâll look at where you are, where you want to go, whatâs going to get you there, and what you should probably stop doing.
A Few Posts to Get You Started:
Meet Jo:
It all started in 2010, when my husband and I left the UK with our four-year-old daughter and a vague plan to build an online business while seeing the world. Within a year, we'd hit six figures online and were bouncing between Cyprus, the UK, and Australia. (read my full story here).
When our daughter needed a more settled base for school, we chose Phuket, having travelled and stayed there many times before. But âsettledâ is a relative term. We kept exploring, visiting 45+ countries, building businesses along the way, including a seven-figure Amazon FBA brand we sold in 2020.
Now our daughterâs graduated and blazing her own trail studying music in London, and the worldâs wide open again. This time with decades of experience, financial freedom, and zero school schedules to work around.
I started The 50+ Nomad because the travel and online business world is obsessed with twenty-somethings in Bali. But what about the rest of us? The ones with a bit more wisdom, a different pace, and no interest in hustle culture or performative laptop photos?
We want comfort and curiosity. Freedom with purpose. Projects we enjoy, not pressure to perform. And connection, to people, places, and ourselves.
Thatâs what this is about. And youâre very welcome here.
Three Ways to Get Started
1. Browse The Backpack (Paid Subscribers) Every guide, template, book, and course Iâve created, all in one place and growing all the time.
2. Join the Monthly Call (Paid Subscribers) Goal-setting, accountability, questions, and a room full of people who get it.
3. Just start reading. Grab a free subscription and see if this feels like your kind of place. No pressure, no countdown timers, no one trying to sell you a webinar.
Join Your Fellow 50+ Travelers
Whether you're just dreaming of the nomad life, planning your first big adventure, or already on the road, you've found your people.
Ready to start your journey? Subscribe today and letâs start designing your 50+ nomadic lifestyle together!
"Adventure Never Retires" - Jo Barnes (aka The 50+ Nomad)
